From Chapter X, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave (emphasis added): My term of actual service to Mr. Edward Covey ended on Christmas day, 1833. The days between Christmas and New Year's day are allowed as holidays; and, accordingly, we were not required to perform...
Posted by Michael Bates on April 14, 2016 11:19 PM
A blessed Independence Day to everyone. When the 4th of July falls on a Sunday, it's a rare opportunity to gather in our churches on our nation's birthday and give thanks for the blessings of liberty for which our forefathers fought and died. Not that we should worship or idolize...
Posted by Michael Bates on July 4, 2010 3:14 PM
If you use an RSS reader, you can subscribe to a feed of all future entries tagged 'Frederick Douglass'. [What is this?]